Greenville Equine Veterinary Services

08/15/2024

I cannot believe that it has been ONE year since I opened my practice - Greenville Equine Veterinary Services!!! Thank you to my incredible clients and every horse, pony, donkey & mule I have met for the opportunity to live my dream every single day 🤠🐴

SERVICES:
· Annual Wellness & Preventative Care
· Sports Medicine & Lameness
· Diagnostic Imaging
· Elective Surgery
· Internal Medicine
· Reproductive Medicine
· Emergency Services

Contact Greenville Equine to schedule your next appointment!
Call: (864) 691-6096
Email: [email protected]

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08/09/2024

Karma is ✨OFFICIAL✨

Thank you to everyone who participated in the “name that foal” game!

06/01/2024

These twins sure are lucky to be in the BEST hands at UGA! 💙🐴

Statistically, only about 1 to 2% of mares become pregnant with twins, and it’s even more rare that both babies survive birth.

05/18/2024

Who doesn’t love a little friendly competition? I am offering $100 (gift card or credit towards any veterinary service) to the person that helps create the PERFECT registered name for my AQHA filly, Karma.

Sire - SHINE CHIC SHINE (SMART CHIC OLENA x EBONY SHINES)

Dam - LITTLE SPECIAL LADY (SPECIAL ELAN/SPECIAL EFFORT x LADYOFTHEROCKIES)

Ready, set, name that filly!

04/01/2024

Seven days old and as sassy as they come 💙

03/28/2024

Absolutely in love with this little girl!

Shine Chic Shine x Little Special Lady

03/24/2024💙

03/18/2024

Foal Challenge!

My mare, Little Special Lady “Remy”, was bred to Shine Chic Shine in April 2023 and is currently 338 days pregnant.

Answer the questions below correctly and WIN a $100 gift card! Please only answer/vote ONCE!

1. What will be the date of birth?

2. What will be the gender?
Options include:
- Filly = female
- C**t = male

3. What will be the color?
Options include:
- Bay
- Buckskin
- Palomino
- Sorrel/Red
- Black

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! 🐴🐴🐴

02/19/2024

EYE seem to be a magnet for “lost cause” ophthalmology cases 👀😂

01/17/2024

Bring on the babies! 🤠🐴

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING (A FOAL) 🐴

If your mare has made it through 11 months of pregnancy, you're almost there. Labor and delivery, while momentous, are generally uncomplicated — however, being a prepared and informed owner will help you keep your anxiety in check so you can assist the new mother and foal get off to a great start.

Here are some things you can do to prepare for the arrival of the foal:

• Consult with your veterinarian well in advance of the birth. Know how to reach your regular veterinarian after hours and ask about a back-up or referring veterinarian in case your regular horse doctor is not available.

• Clean and disinfect the stall as thoroughly as possible. Provide adequate bedding.

• Wash the mare's udder, v***a and hindquarters with a mild soap and rinse thoroughly.

• Wrap the mare's tail with a clean wrap when you observe the first stage of labor. Be sure that the wrap is not applied too tightly or left on too long, as it can cut off circulation and permanently damage the tail.

• Time each stage of labor, to help you keep accurate track of the mare's progress. Take written notes! When you're worried or anxious, your perception of time can become distorted.

As always, these are general guidelines and you should contact your veterinarian for more information specific to your situation. Good luck!

01/14/2024

The best results happen when you LISTEN to your horse and TRUST the process 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

01/12/2024

As a storm threat of freezing rain and snow marches across the U.S. and Canada ❄️🌨🫧🌬, below are some tips for keeping your horses safe during extreme winter weather events:

1. While lots of hay is ideal for horses to eat to keep warm, now is NOT the time to introduce a round bale if they’ve never had access to one before. It may be more work, but keep throwing them their normal hay source—just more frequently.

2. Similarly, if your horse is not used to being locked up in a stall now is NOT the time. The stress of a major change and the decreased activity can be risk factors for colic. Be sure your animals have access to shelter, hay, and drinkable water but let them move around if they choose to do so.

3. Horses that are thin, older, or fully body clipped are those most at risk in extreme weather.

4. Well fitting blankets are great but be sure horses do not get sweaty under them or that the blankets don’t soak through if snow or rain covered. Wet, cold, and covered is worse that dry, cold, and naked.

5. Some of the highest risk times are when the temperatures hover right around freezing, as that can result in sleet/freezing rain/ice that can make horses wet and therefore colder. Slippery footing is a concern, too.

6. If using electric water heaters, be sure they are functioning and not shocking horses. Take your gloves off and stick your hand in the water (briefly!) to double check.

7. “Trick” your horses into consuming extra water by flavoring a bucket, adding electrolytes to their meals, or soaking their meals in warm water. If you’ve never fed beet pulp before, be sure to add LOTS of warm water. Dry beet pulp is a common source of choke.

8. Tips of ears can be at risk for frostbite. Putting a jumper-style ear bonnet or other ear cover can protect them from wind chills.

Stay safe, friends!

12/30/2023

This little pony is a true survivor! One day at a time, sweet Cowboy 🐴

Thank you Greenville Equine Veterinary Services for coming and fixing up Cowboy. Horse folks know how hard it can be to find a vet in an emergency. Our vets are high in demand and they work overtime during hours when regular folks are asleep or out playing for the weekend. It’s an impossible job and yet, they do it. Dr. Kate arrived within in hour of me calling and put my poor little pony back together after being attacked by two dogs. She was quick, professional, kind, knowledgeable and did an amazing job. Thank your vets because they are heros!

12/21/2023

Water remains as important for your horse in cold weather as it is in the summer. As a matter of fact, decreased water consumption in the winter is thought to be the primary inducing factor for impaction colic — although there are other predisposing factors such as poor hay quality, lack of exercise, internal parasites and dental problems.

Impaction colic is essentially constipation and most often includes the accumulation of hard, dry f***l material in the colon. The usual signs of impending impaction colic are depression, a decreased appetite, and decreased production and dryness of manure.

Studies demonstrate that you can increase your horse's winter water consumption if you provide access to heated water, but ONLY if that is the only source of water available. As always, if you have any questions about preventing colic in your horse, your local veterinarian remains your best source of information!

12/17/2023

😂😂😂 Genius 👉🏼spencerhill.co.uk

12/14/2023

Gunsmoke is on the road to recovery for equine gastric ulcer syndrome 🐴💙

Quote of the day: “I’m sorry.” – Dr. Kate speaking to my credit card

Yes, I have her permission to share.

No, I do not have Gun’s.

That’s why I chose to buy a horse who can’t speak English. I’ve also taken steps to make sure I don’t learn any other languages just on the off chance one of them is something he can speak. Not taking any chances with him forcing me to sign an NDA.

Gunsmoke has the dreaded word.

Ulcers.

I know you thought I’d say he’s a vampire, but (sorry to burst your bubble) he sucks money, not blood.

Although this page is technically Gunsmoke’s, since he is not a vampire and therefore does not scare me, this post is going to be about me and he can’t do anything about it.

Last night I said I didn’t know what a scope was going to be like? Guys, I had the most up close and personal experience with scoping that I think a non-vet-human can have.

I had to push that camera tube thing around in his nose🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢

I know that’s an excessive number of emojis, but a picture is stronger than words and that is 100% what I felt the entire time we did this procedure.

Suffice to say that after watching that camera look around in Gun’s nose and esophagus and stomach… well, I have seen more of my horse than I ever, ever, EVER wanted to see.

You thought sheath cleaning was hard on me?

Bbg, I promise you, sheath cleaning is the least of my worries now. I am a totally different person tonight from who I was this morning.

Me before this scope was a cheerful, care free, pink nail polish Barbie.

Me after this scope is Ken. Post Barbie break up Ken. Except I don’t have a dojo mojo casa house, or a cool jacket. I just have me, and a whole lot of pictures of the inside of my horse’s stomach.

Yeah, that was by far the weirdest airdrop I’ve ever accepted. I wonder if Apple knew what kind of pictures would be sent when they created that feature? Surely didn’t think it’d be insides of horse stomachs.

I’m grossing myself out, so I will wrap this up and go watch a true crime tv show. You know, something less gross and traumatizing to soothe my nerves.

So, Gun has massive ulcers. Grade 4. Of 4. That’s a red flag for him. Like what is he doing to give himself this? Maybe he should try not being so stressed about shadows and hoses??? Like idk, just a thought for the horse who has none.

Dr. Kate is also now what I consider to be a hero. Not only because she apologized to my card before swiping it for that massive bill (my insurance company is going to block delete me after this), but because she’s really good at sticking a camera up a horse’s nose. I never thought I’d be in awe of a skill like that, but it was definitely something to see.

Don’t ever want to see it again, of course. That’s a one and done kind of deal. Like when we were kids and made a mud pie and it looked so beautiful we decided to take a bite. (Let me live in my fantasy where we all bit our mud pies at least once. Please don’t tell me I was the only one to make that choice)

So, now we’re onto 28 days of treatment. Someone send me a get well soon card. Not Gun. Me.

I’ve got to figure out how to get 22 pills and a tube of liquid gold down his throat every day.

Gun might be sick, but I’m going to be in grippy sock country before this month is over.

12/09/2023

Keep your 🫏 warm!! 🥶❄️

Baby it’s cold outside! ❄️⛄️

Many people think of donkeys as hardy, low-maintenance “small horses.” However, while they have similarities, donkeys are a completely different species and as such have a different physical, mental, and emotional make-up.

As the weather gets colder, it’s important to remember that donkeys are more sensitive to changes in temperature than their equine friends. They don’t grow a winter coat like horses and their hair is less waterproof, so they require shelter from the elements (like a run-in shed or a waterproof blanket). Being stoic animals, they also won’t show signs of discomfort and hypothermia until they are very sick.

Remember that every animal is different depending on age, breed, and other health conditions, so be sure with your primary veterinarian to address any concerns or questions!
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Brough to you by the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee.

12/06/2023

San Diego ☀️🌴 The perfect location to attend the 69th annual American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention! This conference was filled with a variety of continuing education lectures, networking events, & an epic trade show! We also had the opportunity to explore the city, including the San Diego Zoo and Pacific Beach!

Fun Fact: Giraffes🦒 are my second favorite animal, falling short (pun intended) to the horse. Perhaps if you could train a giraffe to be ridden, it would be a different story…

11/28/2023

Another successful enucleation 👀🐴🤠

Greenville Equine Veterinary Services
Kate Williams, DVM

11/14/2023

We all know there is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man. But some things on the outside of your horse are good also for the inside of the horse himself!

Your horse’s whiskers, for example, are tactile hairs that play an important part in your equine friend’s sensory awareness system. Just to mention one thing, they help your horse gather information about their surroundings in the blind spot existing from their eye level to ground below the nose and out to about six feet—so the animal can sense things like the grass he grazes on and the hand that strokes his muzzle.

If you’d like to read more about how your horse sees the world, visit Equus Magazine’s website at https://equusmagazine.com/behavior/eye-eye-31022/

11/09/2023

The term "fat leg" is pretty self-explanatory, but do you know the difference between stocking up and cellulitis?

Many horses will "stock up" with subcutaneous edema (fluid swelling) in two or more legs (usually the hind limbs). Stocking up generally results from a significant decrease in exercise and usually resolves as the horse starts exercising again.

Lymphangitis (or vasculitis, big leg disease, staph infection, or cellulitis), however, is a bacterial infection and a dramatically different condition. While its causes may vary, it’s easy to spot once it sets in: the swelling will be extreme, hot and very painful to the touch, and the horse will be depressed due to the fever and discomfort.

If you think your equine friend has cellulitis or even if you're not sure, we encourage you to seek professional help promptly. Your horse doctor will make the best treatment recommendations, both to reduce swelling and to address any sort of bacterial infection that might be active or that could occur due to the edema in the soft tissue.

Read more on our website at https://aaep.org/horsehealth/lymphangitis-frustrating-condition

11/02/2023

10/25/2023

🤣🤣 If you know, you know…

Twistedttack.org

10/21/2023

Coggins Testing 🤠
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Many equestrians are aware that an annual coggins test is required by state law for the transportation of horses, but what is the purpose of this test & what does a positive vs negative result actually mean?
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🐴 Overview and Transmission⁣⁣
The coggins test is used to diagnose a disease called equine infectious anemia. EIA can be transmitted between horses through transfer of virus-infected blood by insect vectors. EIA can also be spread iatrogenically through the use of blood-contaminated needles, surgical equipment, and blood tranfusion procedures.⁣⁣⁣
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🐴 Symptoms of Disease⁣⁣
Signs of clinical disease from EIA are variable and depend on the virulence of the strain, viral dose, and susceptibility of the horse to infection. The classic forms of disease occur in three clinical phases: acute, chronic, and inapparent forms.⁣⁣⁣ The chronic phase is the most commonly diagnosed form and is characterized by recurrent fever, severe anemia, loss of body condition, and lethargy/depression. A horse that becomes an inapparent carrier (with no evidence of clinical disease) is a potential risk and source of infection to other horses. ⁣⁣⁣
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🐴 Diagnosis⁣⁣
Coggins tests are typically submitted as an agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) test to detect the presence or absence of antibodies to the virus in a horse’s blood sample.
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🐴 Treatment & Control⁣⁣
Currently, there is no safe or effective vaccine available, and there is no specific treatment for EIA. Accurate tests allow veterinarians to identify positive horses and prevent transmission of EIA throughout equine populations. ⁣⁣⁣
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🐴 Positive Horses⁣⁣
The fate of a positive horse involves lifelong isolation in quarantine or humane euthanasia.

I hope this information was helpful and provided a better understanding of Coggins testing and Equine Infectious Anemia!

10/20/2023

Fall is officially in full swing! Now is the time to crack down on housing, nutrition, and preventative health strategies suitable for the arrival of winter.

The graphic below lists some essential items on the horse owner's fall to-do checklist, but there is much more that needs to be done—like having your horse rugs repaired and waterproofed; securing and storing hay properly; assessing your shelters for safety and soundness; etc.)

Your equine veterinarian is one of your greatest allies this season: be sure to give them a call soon to discuss vaccination and deworming protocols appropriate for your horse’s situation; use this opportunity to chat about recommended changes in nutrition and exercise program as well!

10/19/2023

10/06/2023

While it’s a common equine emergency, espophageal obstruction (“choke”) can look alarming, especially if you've never seen it before. Unlike in human medicine, where choking refers to a tracheal (or windpipe) obstruction, choke in horses refers to an obstruction of the esophagus, the muscular tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach.

Most commonly, choking occur when horses eat concentrated feed too quickly without chewing it appropriately, which results in a firm bolus lodged in the animal's esophagus. However, esophageal obstruction can also occur with hay or straw, hard treats, carrots, or nonfood objects. Poor dentition, which leads to inadequate chewing, is also a frequent cause of choke.

While common, chokes can have serious consequences so be sure to call your veterinarian as soon as you notice signs of choke. A bad choke is fairly obvious to both veterinarians and horse owners, but a mild choke could be confused with an upper respiratory tract infection or colic.

Read more about this condition on our website at https://aaep.org/horsehealth/understanding-choke-horses

09/27/2023

UPDATE ‼️ Text messaging has successfully been enabled! Clients can now contact Greenville Equine via phone call, text, or email 🐴